A round ottoman as a drop of water, where surface tension lines are transformed into a network of strips of leather. As for some optical works of the ’50s, Nendo studied perceptual processes underlying the movement, translating them into an arrangement of lines and geometric shapes arranged in a precise mathematical approach. The optical effect, emphasized by reports of extension and the use of black and white in its simplicity allows multiple reading of the object, at the same time structural and surface.

Nendo

1977

Born in Toronto, Canada

2000

B.A. in Architecture, Waseda Univ., Tokyo

2002

M.A.in Architecture, Waseda Univ., Tokyo
Established "nendo" in Tokyo

2005

Established Milan Office

2006

A Lecturer for Showa Women's Univ., Tokyo
Established "one percent products" in Tokyo
"The 100 Most Respected Japanese" in Newsweek magazine

2007

"The Top 100 Small Japanese Companies" in Newsweek magazine

2008

The monograph "nendo" is published by daab (Germany)
"cabbage chair" is selected for collections by MoMA (NY),
MAD (NY) and Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Paris)

2009

A Lecturer for Kuwasawa Design School
Private exhibition at Friedman Benda gallery (NY)